West Virginia Teams Post 48 Wins In 1939 40 Year
West Virginia University sports went 48 wins 35 losses and 3 ties in 1939 40 led by basketball 13 6 and baseball 9 4 seasons Each sport saw notable figures such as Jimmy Ruch Rudy Baric Homer Brooks and Charley Seabright The football season opened with a 44 0 win but faltered with losses to Pitt Washington and Lee Georgetown and others.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
W. L
Marshall Glenn
Bill Kern
Carnegie Tech
Mountaineers
Wesleyan
Bobcats
Pitt
Washington and Lee
Georgetown
Manhattan
University of Kentucky
George Washington
Generals
Johnny Carliss
Charley Seabright
Bob Wallace
Walt Pike
Mike Gussie
Carliss
Seabright
Kentucky
Penn State
Duke Raese
Mountaineer
Jimmy Ruch
Rudy Baric
Baric
Homer Brooks
Brooks
West Vic
State junior boys and girls tennis dates announced
Huntington West Virginia June 8 director E M Starr announced the annual state girls juniors and boys tournaments will be held at the Tennis club. New champions will be decided as 1939 40 titleholders have aged out Ruth Jones Parkersburg the 1940 girls winner and John Hayman Huntington the 1939 boys winner will defend titles. Winners receive United States Lawn Tennis association medals and junior winners may enter the mid Atlantic tournament with dates to be set. Entries must be in Nisharids by June 15 eligible are West Virginia youths only.
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Huntington
W. Va
E. M. Starr
West Virginia
Ruth Jones
Parkersburg
John Hayman
Billam
Starr
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Struck Out Details From AL Game
American League recap notes Milwar struck out four Russo three and Murphy one. Russo pitched eight innings while Murphy allowed two hits in one inning. Losing pitcher was Russo. Umpires were Rolls Rommel and Ormsby. Time was 1 41 and attendance 16 067.
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Russo
Murphy
Rolls
Rommel
Ormsby
New York
ABA
Whitehead
J. Moore
Demaree
Owen
ST. Louis
Lanier
Mariotehead
Jurges
T. Moore
Melton
Orengo
J Moore
Marion
Ize
Witek
Jurges Marion
Young
Mize
Davis
W. Brown
da Davig
White
Brown
Jorda
Sears
Dunn
Browns Bump Macks in 15-1 Rout on Cullenbine's Big Day
Roy Cullenbine drove in six with a homer and double as the Browns routed the Athletics 15 to 1 behind Eldon Auker five hit pitching. A seven run fifth inning featured Cullenbine drawing a bases loaded walk and scoring on Laabs' triple, then doubling with the bases full to cap the outburst.
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Philadelphia
Roy Cullenbine
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Browns
Athletics
Eldon Auker
Cullenbine
Chet Laabs
Bae Laabs
McQuinn
Bildill
Radcliff
Clift
Hoag
At's Berardino
Heffner
Swift
Cessece
Auker
Philadelphia Abrhoa McCoy
Coboesee Ma
Moses
Cecheene
Johnson
Gantgnbein
Hay@s
Brucker
Siebert
Chapman
Brancato
Lillard
Dean
Beckman
Miles
Az Davis
ST. Louies
Brancat
Pitching Lines From Rough Baseball Tilt
Miles goes 3 for Auker 1 while Auker hits off Dean and Beckman. Dean takes the loss as Miles bats four innings for C. Miles in 4. Umpires Rue Moriarty Hubbard. Time 2 04. Attendance about 2000.
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Auker
Dean
Beckman
C. Miles
Rue, Moriarty
Hubbard
Baseball box score summary for Welaj era
Players Welaj Monteagudo Appling Wright generated RBIs for Appling Dietrich McNair and others. Early Travis led with three base hits while Walker had two base hits. Lewis Welaj Kreevich stole bases as Rosenthal Kubel double plays noted. Dietrich earned the win over Chase with 8 walks issued. Attendance 6000.
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Chicago Te Sox
Washington
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Nationals
White Sox
Ken Chase
Rene Monteagudo
Kuhel
Welaj
Monteagudo
Appling
Wright
Dietrich
McNair
Tresh
Lewis
Rosenthal
Brown
Walker
Travis
Kreevich
Kubel
Bloodworth
Bonura
Ohio
Chase
Quinn
Pipgras
McGowan
Gary Softball Team Wins Tenth Straight
Gary defeated the Moose club 16 to 13 for their tenth win with no defeats behind Stevens Clinic hospital field. Hubert Martin pitched for Gary with Mike Silagi catching as Sam Nunnery held the Mooses at bay.
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Moose Club
Stevens Clinic Hospital
Sam Nunnery
Mooses
Harry Hager
Hubert Martin
Mike Silagi
Welch
Appalachian
J. Pete Blasher
Ary
Dempsey Eyes July Ring Return for Luttrell Feud
Jack Dempsey, once boxing’s top draw, signals willingness to fight Cowboy Luttrell in Atlanta on July 1 in a ten round bout. Promoter Jim Downing travels to New York for signing. Luttrell is a former fighter from Dallas, Texas.
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Jack Dempsey
Cowboy Luttrell
Atlanta Constitution
Luttrell
Jim Downing
New York
Dempsey
Dallas
Tex
Dorve Roche
National League Game Summary Highlights
Si Johnson allowed six runs with two hits and two wild pitches, while Heintzelman earned the win and Si Johnson took the loss. Umpires Campbell Klem and Ballantine called the game after 2 hours 31 minutes with an attendance of 3,055.
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Si Johnson
Small
Syl Johnson
M. Brown
Higbe
Heintzelman
Bowman Slapped Out In St Louis Doubleheader
Walter Brown the New York Giants relief ace helped his team sweep a doubleheader from the St Louis Cardinals 4-2 and 5-2. He delivered a critical ninth inning relief in game one saving a 4-2 win while aiding Roy Joiner. In game two Brown backed Cliff Melton to his sixth victory.
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Walter Brown
New Yorkiants
Roy Joiner
Enos Slaughter
Joe Medwick
Don Padgett
Cliff Melton
York
Joiner
W. Brown
O'Dea
Bowman
Russell
Shoun
Owen
Brownie secures 14th relief appearance after eighth inning homer
Cliff tired and Joe Orengo hit an eighth inning homer as the season saw Brownie retire the last six batters in order. This capped his 14th relief appearance of the year.
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Cliff
Joe Orengo
Big Brownie
Church softball results from last week
Scores show Christian 6 over Bland 3. Goodwill 14 over Midway 11. Grace 11 over Presbyterian 4. Baptist 10 over Midway 9. Grace 6 over Christian 2. A pilot survey notes 89 percent favor tri cycle landing gear for all airliners.
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Bland
Goodwill
Midway
Grace
Presbyterian
Baptist
Community Church
Goodwill Eter
Trinity
Serene
Baptist Christian Ee
Bland Midway
State Open Golf Tournament at Guyan Club in Huntington
West Virginia golfers converge at the Guyan Golf and Country Club June 17 to 19 for the State Open medal play event. Pros and amateurs compete over 72 holes with $500 purse for the winner and the George C. Weimer trophy for the top amateur. Clem Weichman defends. Bill Swing predicts the largest field yet. format begins with an 18 hole pro amateur on opening day and 36 holes per day.
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Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia
Guyan Golf and Country Club
Sneads
Clarks
George C. Weimer
Bill Swing
Cuyan
Clem Weichman
Logan Country Club
Sam Snead
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